Wheel specs

[Ca11um43]

I have recently bought a 2009 Audi A3 S-Line, and I'm looking to get new wheels for it...I do like the stock ones, but they're too far gone in my opinion. The paint is flaking off, they are dented/buckled, pretty badly curbed, etc etc (they were like that when I bought the car). So I feel like instead of finding somebody who can sort them, and paying all that money to have them done, I might as well just get aftermarket wheels. But what would be the best spec to go for? 

 

The car is currently at stock height, but I am planning on fitting some 25mm lowering springs in the near future. I would like to avoid rolling the arches, adding camber, or doing anything too crazy, as that's not my sort of thing. I'm going for more of an OEM+ sort of look. Would 18x8, ET45 do the trick? Or maybe 18x8.5, ET45? Something like that. Also, what wheels would you guys recommend? TIA

Edited November 20, 2022 by Ca11um43